After reading what Chris Thorsten had to say about his jobs some of the man things that stuck out to me is that he said "you are not a iron worker unless you get hurt" which is kind of troubling because it is kinda awkward that someone would say you would need to get hurt in order to be called a iron worker since it was a common occurrence on many bridges and building. For example (Story 1 ) when he said while he was working the the Hotel New York there had already been 2 deaths caused by peoples mistakes. He almost became a part of those few people on the job when the crane crushed him causing him to break his collar bone, all of his ribs and 3 vertebrae in his back which made him unable to move for 4 years while his body healed for all of the pressure and damage it caused. Also while reading Anna Novak's excerpt it is kind of crazy that a person working nearly everyday only gets paided .72 cents per hour which is like nothing when she was married and had 2 children.(Story #2 ). Also every holiday workers had to get the foreman a present which is crazy when they barley ake enough money to support there own families. Finally she talks about how her boss doesnt even treat women professionally and respectfully.
By, Christian
Mr. Garavelli is the first guy that I read about and he had things to say about his job. He is Fifty years old and his ethnic backround is itlaian. He lives in Barre, Vermont And his job is a stonecutter. In his passage he sounds concerned about the job he has and he also says that he will never let his kids go into the business that he is in because of the danger issues. He says that many people in his occupation die and that they get silica, you get this if you work with the granite he says but they do have new better machines to help complete the job although they are not perfect because men are still dying. Where he works there isnt much silica but its still dangerous.(story 1 )After reading the passage of Jim Cole it was a little sad. He's an african american Who lives in chicago illinois and his occupation is a packing house worker, in which he packs meat. He had worked in the place for twenty years and he said you have to have a certain number of skills to do the job. A workers union was made know as the AFL And that stands for Amalgamated Butchers and Meat Cutters. In since he worked there for twenty years and wa very skilled at his job he asked to join the union yet he was declined and the only reason he was declined was because he was an african american and they did not want any african americans in the union and i thought this was very wrong because he worked there for a very long time and and a gain he was great at his job and yet he was backed down because of his skin color its just not right.(story 2 )
By, Kenneth
One of the interviews that I enjoyed the most was the interview of Man At Colonial Park He talked about rich people and poor people having anything in common. He quotes, “This breeze and these green leaves out here is for everybody. The same sun’s shining down on everybody.” I think he was trying to say that no matter what, we all live in the same world but some of us come from different backgrounds. He was also trying to say we are all basically the same people, just with different amounts of money. Chris Thorsten’s story frightened me a little, when he mentioned that his job as an iron worker was highly dangerous. Its sad to think that back then, they didn’t have anything to protect them or keep anyone from getting injured. It made me think that you couldn’t always pick the most glamorous jobs out there. “When I got hurt I was squeezed between a crane and a collar bone broke and all the ribs in my body and three vertebrae. I was laid up for four years." Its scary that a job can do such harm to your body. He didn't die but he was very close to being killed. The interview of the Man at Eddies Bar seemed to be proud of where he came from. I think so many people get caught up in their busy lives that they forget what’s most important to them. Its good to know where you grew and how you lived as a child. This man was originally from Jacksonville, Florida and moved to New York City. He says, I’m in New York, but New York ain’t in me!” He was trying to get the point across that he will always be known as the guy from Florida.
By, Amanda I
Day 2
By, Christian
Sallie Smith
Who is being interviewed? Sallie Smith
What is his/her title or position? Assistant to Nurse
What is his/her race? Gender? Age? White, 46, Female
Where is the interview taking place? Lowndes County, Georgia
What is the date of the interview? December 17,1938
Who is the interviewer? C.W Higgins
On December 17, 1938, C.W Higgins interviewed Sallie Smith in Lowndes County, Georgia. Sallie Smith was a assistant to a nurse and also owned her own farm which she worked on. She was a very independent person, she lived alone and did most of her shopping by herself in the farmers market early in the morning because she wanted to have the freshest food available. She also had a strong apprication for women who are living by themselves and women that work at the farmers market. Also she enjoyed her job very much and tried to do it to her greatest potential and whenever the holidays came around she tried really hard because she knew that if she put the extra effort into her work she could make a large profit from all of her customers. After doing this for many years she came to realize that she couldn't continue to do it and her daughters ended up buying her a old log house were later she would end up dying at. The question is that was all the hard work she did really worth in the end when she lost all of her property and valuables.
My impressions after reading Sallie Smith's interview is that it seemed that she was a very hard working women that tried really hard to complete all of her tasks on time and when she knew that she had to put the extra effort into her work just to earn enough money to suppport herself and to keep her farm in order. Also it seemed that she was a very independent person and only asked for help when she needed it. She had been living by herself for a long time and it is kind of hard to believe that just one person was able to keep her farm in running order.
Story #2 Christian A.
The Story Of Katy Brumby
Who is being interviewed?Katy Brumby
What is his/her title or position? Cook
What is his/her race? Gender? Age? African American, Female, 50's
Where is the interview taking place? Birmingham, Alabama
What is the date of the interview? 1/11/39
Who is the interviewer? Mary Chappell
On January 11,1939 in Birmingham,Alabama Mary Chapell gave a interview to Katy Brumby.Mrs.Brumby was a African American women living in the poorer section of Birmingham, Alabama and had multiple children that moved throughout the United States but most of them stay in the vicinity. Living during this time was hard for anyone in the during the Great Depression. But it was even harder for since she was African American and it made finding a job that would allow her to work that 10 times harder. She had dreamed since the beginning of becoming a cook and working in a resturant but it was nearly impossible for her to find a well paying cooking job that would let her work there. So she ended up doing random thing for family's in the area around her home. After many hard years of looking for a cooking job she finally found one and she ended up getting to do what she really loved.
After reading this interview with Katy Bruby it had a pretty good outcome because in the beginning she really wanted to become a cook but her color made this task nearly impossible and throughout reading it you would think that she wouldnt be able to make her dream a reality but in the end after all of her hard work she ended up getting a job in a kitchen and started living the life that she could have only dreamed of because with all the things happening around her it was unbelievable that she actually got the job.
By, Kenneth
Peter Mcdonald
Who is being interviewed? Peter Mcdonald
What is his/her title or position? He had many jobs like, Bread deliverer and a life gaurd.
What is his/her race? Gender? Age? White, Male, 24
Where is the interview taking place? In the Residential District
What is the date of the interview? October 7, 1938
Who is the interviewer? Helen S. Hartley
Peter Mcdonald was young guy who had a hard time finding a well payed job. He was engaged to a young lady and lived with his aunt. He got a job as a bread deliverer to each house in the neighborhood and got paid very little only about 12 dollars a week. His mother died when he was a little child and his dad died when he was in his last year of college. Not only did he have the bread job but he had other jobs he did too, like being a life gaurd and he also helped people who couldnt swim well. The girl he was engaged to drove him to the local games like football and baseball and he helped on the teams and got payed a little for that too.
In this interview i had some thoughtsabout his life. First off it must of been hard to have your mother die when he was a little boy and it also must have been hard for him later on in life too when his dad died in his twenties. Working as a bread deliverer must have been hard too because he didnt get paid alot at all either.
By, Kenneth
Mountain Merchant Farmer
Who is being interviewed? Mountain Merchant Farmer
What is his/her title or position? Owns a country store and farms for a living
What is his/her race? Gender? Age? White, Male, N/A
Where is the interview taking place? Mentone, Alabama
What is the date of the interview? 12/13/38
Who is the interviewer? Dan Smith
The Mountain Merchant Farmer owned a Local country store filled with country supplies and also was a farmer for a living. His Family also helped out the rest of the family which were all girls and one boy and of course a wife, did laundry for more wealthier families then them and they did this with most of there time. His Country store is connected to his house so you just enter the store from his house.
This interview was pretty cool Because he was an owner of a country store that was connected to his own house then he was also a farmer. But on his own time he liked to go fishing in the old country and also do the opposite and visit the cities like New york and other cities around there.
By Amanda I Who is being interviewed? Arthur Goodlett
What is his/her title or position? Foreman of Sanitation at the Cudahy packing company in Omaha
What is his/her race? Gender? Age? Negro, Male, 49
Where is the interview taking place? 2815 Binney St.
What is the date of the interview? November 16, 1938 Who is the interviewer? Fred D. Dixon Arthur was born in Brewton, Alabama. He attended school until the 6th grade and then attended night school until 8th grade. He never graduated. He has a wife named Fannie and a son Carlton who is teaching in the south. He is very religious. As a child, his father earned a meager livingworking in the saw mill. He moved to Omaha in 1917 with his wife.
Day 1
After reading what Chris Thorsten had to say about his jobs some of the man things that stuck out to me is that he said "you are not a iron worker unless you get hurt" which is kind of troubling because it is kinda awkward that someone would say you would need to get hurt in order to be called a iron worker since it was a common occurrence on many bridges and building. For example (Story 1 ) when he said while he was working the the Hotel New York there had already been 2 deaths caused by peoples mistakes. He almost became a part of those few people on the job when the crane crushed him causing him to break his collar bone, all of his ribs and 3 vertebrae in his back which made him unable to move for 4 years while his body healed for all of the pressure and damage it caused. Also while reading Anna Novak's excerpt it is kind of crazy that a person working nearly everyday only gets paided .72 cents per hour which is like nothing when she was married and had 2 children.(Story #2 ). Also every holiday workers had to get the foreman a present which is crazy when they barley ake enough money to support there own families. Finally she talks about how her boss doesnt even treat women professionally and respectfully.
By, Christian
Mr. Garavelli is the first guy that I read about and he had things to say about his job. He is Fifty years old and his ethnic backround is itlaian. He lives in Barre, Vermont And his job is a stonecutter. In his passage he sounds concerned about the job he has and he also says that he will never let his kids go into the business that he is in because of the danger issues. He says that many people in his occupation die and that they get silica, you get this if you work with the granite he says but they do have new better machines to help complete the job although they are not perfect because men are still dying. Where he works there isnt much silica but its still dangerous.(story 1 )After reading the passage of Jim Cole it was a little sad. He's an african american Who lives in chicago illinois and his occupation is a packing house worker, in which he packs meat. He had worked in the place for twenty years and he said you have to have a certain number of skills to do the job. A workers union was made know as the AFL And that stands for Amalgamated Butchers and Meat Cutters. In since he worked there for twenty years and wa very skilled at his job he asked to join the union yet he was declined and the only reason he was declined was because he was an african american and they did not want any african americans in the union and i thought this was very wrong because he worked there for a very long time and and a gain he was great at his job and yet he was backed down because of his skin color its just not right.(story 2 )
By, Kenneth
One of the interviews that I enjoyed the most was the interview of Man At Colonial Park He talked about rich people and poor people having anything in common. He quotes, “This breeze and these green leaves out here is for everybody. The same sun’s shining down on everybody.” I think he was trying to say that no matter what, we all live in the same world but some of us come from different backgrounds. He was also trying to say we are all basically the same people, just with different amounts of money. Chris Thorsten’s story frightened me a little, when he mentioned that his job as an iron worker was highly dangerous. Its sad to think that back then, they didn’t have anything to protect them or keep anyone from getting injured. It made me think that you couldn’t always pick the most glamorous jobs out there. “When I got hurt I was squeezed between a crane and a collar bone broke and all the ribs in my body and three vertebrae. I was laid up for four years." Its scary that a job can do such harm to your body. He didn't die but he was very close to being killed. The interview of the Man at Eddies Bar seemed to be proud of where he came from. I think so many people get caught up in their busy lives that they forget what’s most important to them. Its good to know where you grew and how you lived as a child. This man was originally from Jacksonville, Florida and moved to New York City. He says, I’m in New York, but New York ain’t in me!” He was trying to get the point across that he will always be known as the guy from Florida.
By, Amanda I
Day 2
By, Christian
Sallie Smith
Who is being interviewed? Sallie Smith
What is his/her title or position? Assistant to Nurse
What is his/her race? Gender? Age? White, 46, Female
Where is the interview taking place? Lowndes County, Georgia
What is the date of the interview? December 17,1938
Who is the interviewer? C.W Higgins
On December 17, 1938, C.W Higgins interviewed Sallie Smith in Lowndes County, Georgia. Sallie Smith was a assistant to a nurse and also owned her own farm which she worked on. She was a very independent person, she lived alone and did most of her shopping by herself in the farmers market early in the morning because she wanted to have the freshest food available. She also had a strong apprication for women who are living by themselves and women that work at the farmers market. Also she enjoyed her job very much and tried to do it to her greatest potential and whenever the holidays came around she tried really hard because she knew that if she put the extra effort into her work she could make a large profit from all of her customers. After doing this for many years she came to realize that she couldn't continue to do it and her daughters ended up buying her a old log house were later she would end up dying at. The question is that was all the hard work she did really worth in the end when she lost all of her property and valuables.
My impressions after reading Sallie Smith's interview is that it seemed that she was a very hard working women that tried really hard to complete all of her tasks on time and when she knew that she had to put the extra effort into her work just to earn enough money to suppport herself and to keep her farm in order. Also it seemed that she was a very independent person and only asked for help when she needed it. She had been living by herself for a long time and it is kind of hard to believe that just one person was able to keep her farm in running order.
Story #2 Christian A.
The Story Of Katy Brumby
Who is being interviewed?Katy Brumby
What is his/her title or position? Cook
What is his/her race? Gender? Age? African American, Female, 50's
Where is the interview taking place? Birmingham, Alabama
What is the date of the interview? 1/11/39
Who is the interviewer? Mary Chappell
On January 11,1939 in Birmingham,Alabama Mary Chapell gave a interview to Katy Brumby.Mrs.Brumby was a African American women living in the poorer section of Birmingham, Alabama and had multiple children that moved throughout the United States but most of them stay in the vicinity. Living during this time was hard for anyone in the during the Great Depression. But it was even harder for since she was African American and it made finding a job that would allow her to work that 10 times harder. She had dreamed since the beginning of becoming a cook and working in a resturant but it was nearly impossible for her to find a well paying cooking job that would let her work there. So she ended up doing random thing for family's in the area around her home. After many hard years of looking for a cooking job she finally found one and she ended up getting to do what she really loved.
After reading this interview with Katy Bruby it had a pretty good outcome because in the beginning she really wanted to become a cook but her color made this task nearly impossible and throughout reading it you would think that she wouldnt be able to make her dream a reality but in the end after all of her hard work she ended up getting a job in a kitchen and started living the life that she could have only dreamed of because with all the things happening around her it was unbelievable that she actually got the job.
By, Kenneth
Peter Mcdonald
Who is being interviewed? Peter Mcdonald
What is his/her title or position? He had many jobs like, Bread deliverer and a life gaurd.
What is his/her race? Gender? Age? White, Male, 24
Where is the interview taking place? In the Residential District
What is the date of the interview? October 7, 1938
Who is the interviewer? Helen S. Hartley
Peter Mcdonald was young guy who had a hard time finding a well payed job. He was engaged to a young lady and lived with his aunt. He got a job as a bread deliverer to each house in the neighborhood and got paid very little only about 12 dollars a week. His mother died when he was a little child and his dad died when he was in his last year of college. Not only did he have the bread job but he had other jobs he did too, like being a life gaurd and he also helped people who couldnt swim well. The girl he was engaged to drove him to the local games like football and baseball and he helped on the teams and got payed a little for that too.
In this interview i had some thoughtsabout his life. First off it must of been hard to have your mother die when he was a little boy and it also must have been hard for him later on in life too when his dad died in his twenties. Working as a bread deliverer must have been hard too because he didnt get paid alot at all either.
By, Kenneth
Mountain Merchant Farmer
Who is being interviewed? Mountain Merchant Farmer
What is his/her title or position? Owns a country store and farms for a living
What is his/her race? Gender? Age? White, Male, N/A
Where is the interview taking place? Mentone, Alabama
What is the date of the interview? 12/13/38
Who is the interviewer? Dan Smith
The Mountain Merchant Farmer owned a Local country store filled with country supplies and also was a farmer for a living. His Family also helped out the rest of the family which were all girls and one boy and of course a wife, did laundry for more wealthier families then them and they did this with most of there time. His Country store is connected to his house so you just enter the store from his house.
This interview was pretty cool Because he was an owner of a country store that was connected to his own house then he was also a farmer. But on his own time he liked to go fishing in the old country and also do the opposite and visit the cities like New york and other cities around there.
By Amanda I
Who is being interviewed? Arthur Goodlett
What is his/her title or position? Foreman of Sanitation at the Cudahy packing company in Omaha
What is his/her race? Gender? Age? Negro, Male, 49
Where is the interview taking place? 2815 Binney St.
What is the date of the interview? November 16, 1938
Who is the interviewer? Fred D. Dixon
Arthur was born in Brewton, Alabama. He attended school until the 6th grade and then attended night school until 8th grade. He never graduated. He has a wife named Fannie and a son Carlton who is teaching in the south. He is very religious. As a child, his father earned a meager living working in the saw mill. He moved to Omaha in 1917 with his wife.